Prof. Richard Steiner at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

I would respectfully disagree, sir. I think the U.S. standards are not up to what Bill C-300 is proposing. I think, again, if the companies have great confidence in their CSR portfolios and profiles overseas, they should have no worries whatsoever with Bill C-300, and likewise the government. If the ministers have great confidence in the Canadian mining companies working overseas, as you have just mentioned--